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Table 1 Item locations and fit statistics for the 15 items of the FPDI function and pain subscales

From: A Rasch Analysis of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index

 

Location (SE) (logits)

Item fit residual

Chi-square probability

F-test probability

Functioning Subscale

    

1. Avoid walking outside

2.166 (0.223)

-0.141

0.5146

0.6898

2. Avoid walking long distances

-0.963 (0.160)

-0.989

0.3109

0.1625

3. Don't walk in a normal way

-0.082 (0.169)

0.984

0.2666

0.4895

4. Walk slowly

-0.867 (0.164)

-1.050

0.7594

0.4466

5. Have to stop and rest feet

0.115 (0.175)

-0.941

0.3065

0.2227

6. Avoid hard or rough surfaces

-1.339 (0.156)

-0.374

0.6770

0.5616

7. Avoid standing for a long time

-1.058 (0.165)

-1.011

0.5779

0.4415

8. Catch the bus or use the car more often

-0.897 (0.153)

0.809

0.2563

0.3129

9. Need help with housework or shopping

1.760 (0.208)

-1.757

0.1866

0.0210

11. Get irritable when feet hurt

1.165 (0.191)

2.302

0.0416

0.0737

Pain Subscale

    

10. Do everything with more pain or discomfort

-0.868 (0.148)

1.682

0.2000

0.2046

14. Constant pain in feet

-0.184 (0.147)

-1.207

0.0275

0.0030*

15. Feet are worse in the morning

0.513 (0.150)

0.318

0.1979

0.2203

16. Feet more painful in the evening

-0.201 (0.151)

-0.478

0.2735

0.1327

17. Get shooting pains in feet

0.739 (0.154)

1.237

0.5830

0.6318

  1. * Significant misfit after Bonferroni correction